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Growing Flowers
Students grow flowers from seeds. They plant quick-growing seeds in a flower pot and consider what a seed needs to grow. They observe and record the growth of the planted seeds in science journals.
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Growing Native Plants From Seed
Second graders plant seeds of native plants. They study the concepts of native plants, where they grow, how they grow, and why they are so special. They assess long term care monitoring the seedlings as they grow and write the name...
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Growing Clean Air Neck Pet
Learners complete a germination activity to explore plants. In this plant science lesson, students create a neck pet that contains germinated seed to learn about the needs of plants. Learners grow the seed inside their plant pet necklace.
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Incredible Seeds
Second graders are given a group of seeds and put in small groups. They classify their seeds based on their observations with 90% accuracy. Students draw a picture of each seed showing at least 2 characteristics of each. They write 1...
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Salt is Good On Sunflower Seeds, But What About Cypress?
Students record their observations about growing a cypress plant and putting salt in the plant. In this cypress plant lesson plan, students observe and record what is happening as the cypress plant grows. This gives directions for...
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Berenstain Bears: Grow It
Second graders read several books and complete an activity that coincides with each book. i.e. They read 'Berenstain Bears: Grow It' by Stan and Jan Berenstain and then decorate a flower pot, plant flower seeds in it and record their...
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The Seed Match
Students study seeds and plants. For this science lesson, students explore seeds from various types of plants and complete a worksheet about seeds. Students discuss plants that are fruits and vegetables and where they grow.
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How to Grow a Sunflower Plant
Students explore botany by conducting a sunflower growth experiment. In this plant life instructional activity, students identify the anatomy of a sunflower plant and the essential nutrients it requires to grow. Students utilize compost,...
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Plantae WebQuest
Send your young life scientists on a plant webquest that has them reading case studies to decide if seeds are seeds and plants are plants.
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Reading Adventure Pack: Gardening
A Reading Adventure Pack invites scholars to start gardening. Following a reading of two books—fiction and nonfiction—young green thumbs repurpose food containers to grow an herb garden in their kitchen, plant seeds in starter pots out...
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The Dirt on Plants
Students draw and label the four parts of a plant. They describe changes that are part of the common life cycle. Students follow various one and two step directions. They are asked to discuss that they can recall about plants.
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Growing Plants
Young scholars design and create a suitable vacuum formed shape made from MDF in which they may grow some mustard seeds. They then experiment with different conditions that it takes for seeds to germinate, setting out one set of seeds on...
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Smarty Plants
Students examine plants and pollinators. In this plant biology lesson, students read The Power of Pollinators and identify the parts of the plant and the pollinators. Students design their own imaginary plants.
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Life Cycle of Brassica Plants: Planting Seeds
Young scholars explore botany by participating in a calendar class activity. In this plant observation lesson plan, students examine a diagram of a Brassica plant and identify its anatomy before planting their own seeds and viewing the...
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Growing Flower and Vegetable Transplants From Seeds
Young scholars grow flower and vegetable transplants from seed in the school greenhouse. They properly plant seeds, transplant
seedlings, and care for the plants by using recommended culture methods. In addition, they identify the...
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Growing Tomatoes From Seed Activity
For this growing tomatoes worksheet, students plant tomato seeds in February, and follow their growth through the summer break. They observe and investigate the plant growth from seed to plant.
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Seed Plants: Gymnosperms
Young scholars identify what makes up a seed. In this gymnosperms lesson plan students identify conifers and explain how they reproduce and what the importance of gymnosperms are.
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How a Seed Grows: And Who Grows It
Second graders explore botany by viewing video clips in class. In this seed growth lesson, 2nd graders identify the types of seeds that grow specific plants and what the optimal conditions are for growing seeds. Students view a video...
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Examining Seeds
Students explore botany by conducting an investigation in class. In this seeds instructional activity, students utilize lima bean seeds and magnifying glasses to examine the different parts of a seed after it has been dissected. Students...
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Growth of Seeds and Humans
In this growth of seeds and humans worksheet, 1st graders write things that seeds need and that humans need, then draw a picture of seeds growing.
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Where Food Grows
Students identify how vegetable plants grow. In this plant lesson, students brainstorm different fruits and vegetables and read the book Growing Vegetable Soup. Students visit a garden and observe how vegetables grow.
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Fun With Plants: Can You Find?
In this plants worksheet, students find plants with specific plant parts and press and dry them to the sheet. Students find 14 different plant parts.
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Structure and Function of Seeds
Students study the functions of seeds. In this biology lesson plan, students observe the structure of a seed as they show the function of the cotyledons in providing nourishment to the plant during the early times after germination.
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Plants
Third graders study the factors necessary for plant growth and how plants adapt to their environment. They examine ow different plants require different environments to thrive.